sucralfate

sucralfate /su·cral·fate/ (soo-kral´fat) a complex of aluminum and a sulfated polysaccharide, used as a gastrointestinal antiulcerative.

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su·cral·fate (s-krlft)

n.

A polysaccharide with antipeptic activity used to treat duodenal ulcers.

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sucralfate (sookral´fāt),

n brand name: Carafate;
drug class: protectant, aluminum salt of sulfated sucrose;
action: forms an ulcer-adherent complex that covers and protects the ulcer site;
use: treatment of duodenal ulcer.

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sucralfate

a complex of aluminum hydroxide and sulfated sucrose used for short-term treatment of peptic ulcer; it forms a complex with proteins that resists digestion by acid and pepsin thereby making a protective coating for the ulcer.